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The Japan sea bestiary

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The Japan Sea bestiary

The Japan sea is the true pearl among all Russian seas. It’s northern and tropical at the same time and that mix makes the Japan sea absolutely unique. Underwater life here feels like a boiling pit full of invertebrates – so many different creatures are moving around you every minute. Also here lives real-world aliens – cephalopods. I never was as emotional as when I saw 6 meters long octopus… It’s amazing. The Japan sea is wonderful place for diving, you need decades to see all the living stuff here.

Very rare brachiopod Coptothyris adamsi

Most common but very beautiful sea star Asterina pectinifera

There are a lot of them!

Aphelasterias japonica - another sea star

One more star - Lysastrosoma ananthosticta - close up of skin surface

Ascidia colony (Tunicata) of Halocynthia aurantium

Very young crab Paralithodes camtschaticus on Ascidia

Paralithodes camtschaticus juvenile

Camouflage master Hemitripterus villosus

GTFO. Young Chirolophis japonicus.

Chirolophis japonicus portrait

Chirolophis japonicus, Sea Dragons are real

Crab People! Cancer amphioetus.

Protoss spaceship, comb jelly Bolinopsis sp.

Transparent colony of Cyclosalpa bakeri

One of the most venomous jellies in the world. Gonionemus vertens.

Cyanea capillata - world's largest jellyfish.

Cyanea capillata with the team

Comb jelly Bolinopsis infundibuliformis

Plumose anemone (Metridium senile) huge colony

Plumose anemone (Metridium senile)

Thousands of sea urchins - Strongylocentrotus nudus

The Japan sea underwater landscape

Octopus dofleini - king of the Japan sea

They are real giants

They swim fast

And look cute

They are very strong and clever, but shy and forever alone

They are absolutely unique and impressive creatures. They have soul and wisdom and you can see it clearly in their eyes. I never saw it before... I hope every of you will have a chance to meet them somewhere.